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UK’s Prince Harry, wife Meghan expecting first child

UK’s Prince Harry, wife Meghan expecting first child

-- 2018-10-15 15:08:12

Queen Elizabeth’s grandson Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle are expecting their first child, due in the spring of 2019, the couple’s office Kensington Palace announced on Monday. T...

Two Koreas agree to reconnect roads, rail

Two Koreas agree to reconnect roads, rail

-- 2018-10-15 14:57:44

North Korea and South Korea have agreed to begin reconnecting rail and road links, another step in an improving relationship that has raised US concern about the possible undermining of its bid to pre...

Six die in France flash floods; waters rising

Six die in France flash floods; waters rising

-- 2018-10-15 13:24:10

At least six people were killed in flash floods in the southwestern Aude district of France after several months’ worth of rain fell in just a few hours overnight, the local government prefect s...

Ecuador partly restores internet access for Assange

Ecuador partly restores internet access for Assange

-- 2018-10-15 12:18:53

Ecuador has restored partial internet access to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who took refuge in the country’s London Embassy more than six years ago, WikiLeaks and an Assange lawyer said se...

Brexit talks stall before midweek EU summit

Brexit talks stall before midweek EU summit

Reuters 2018-10-15 11:20:51

The stubborn problem of Britain's land border with Ireland thwarted a drive to clinch a Brexit deal before a European Union summit this week, as negotiators admitted defeat after marathon talks and pr...

Mahathir says 11 Uighurs freed because they did nothing wrong

Mahathir says 11 Uighurs freed because they did nothing wrong

-- 2018-10-15 11:20:25

Malaysia freed 11 ethnic Uighur Muslims who fled to the Southeast Asian nation after a Thai jailbreak last year because they did nothing wrong there, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on...

US seeks ‘regime change’ in Iran, says Rouhani

US seeks ‘regime change’ in Iran, says Rouhani

-- 2018-10-14 22:01:53

The United States is seeking "regime change" in Iran, President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday, adding that the current US administration is the most hostile that the Islamic Republic has faced in its...

Indian minister Akbar denies  sexual misconduct

Indian minister Akbar denies sexual misconduct

-- 2018-10-14 21:59:44

NEW DELHI, Oct 14: Indian Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar has released a statement denying sexual misconduct allegations against him and threatening legal action on the matter, India...

Saudi to respond to any economic sanctions

Saudi to respond to any economic sanctions

-- 2018-10-14 17:53:44

Saudi Arabia would retaliate to possible economic sanctions taken by other states over the case of Jamal Khashoggi. The state news agency SPA gave the information in a report quoting an official sour...

MJ Akbar rejects sexual harassment allegations

MJ Akbar rejects sexual harassment allegations

-- 2018-10-14 17:45:55

Indian Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar has denied allegations of sexual misconduct against him during his journalism career. Describing the allegations as false, fabricated and malici...

Rouhani claims US wants regime change in Iran

Rouhani claims US wants regime change in Iran

-- 2018-10-14 17:00:13

The United States is seeking ‘regime change’ in Iran, President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday, adding that the current US administration is the most hostile that the Islamic Republic has f...

Hopes fade for more survivors of Hurricane Michael

Hopes fade for more survivors of Hurricane Michael

-- 2018-10-14 15:58:49

The hunt for missing people in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael early Sunday is turning into a search for the dead, as hope of finding more people alive fades in the Florida Panhandle, US officials...

Double suicide bombings in Somalia kill 16

Double suicide bombings in Somalia kill 16

-- 2018-10-14 15:51:36

At least 16 people have been killed and 50 others wounded after two suicide bombers attacked a restaurant and a hotel in the town of Baidoa in Somalia, police and witnesses said. A man wearing an exp...

Taliban attacks kill 22 members of Afghan security forces

Taliban attacks kill 22 members of Afghan security forces

-- 2018-10-14 15:48:22

Taliban militants killed at least 22 security forces, including a district police chief, in separate attacks on security checkpoints in two Afghan provinces, officials said on Sunday, ahead of parliam...

Truck carrying migrants crashes in Turkey; 19 dead

Truck carrying migrants crashes in Turkey; 19 dead

-- 2018-10-14 14:04:32

Nineteen people, including children, were killed when a truck carrying migrants crashed in the western Turkish province of Izmir on Sunday, state-owned Anadolu news agency reported. The mangled wreck...

US, UK may boycott Saudi confce over Khashoggi's disappearance

US, UK may boycott Saudi confce over Khashoggi's disappearance

-- 2018-10-14 12:49:08

The US and Britain are considering boycotting a major international conference in Saudi Arabia after the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to a BBC report Sunday. Mr Khasho...

Russia releases opposition leader Navalny

Russia releases opposition leader Navalny

-- 2018-10-14 11:43:21

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was released on Sunday after 20 days in jail where he was held on charges of staging an illegal protest last month. Navalny had been detained since Sept 24 wh...

US airstrike kills eight militants in Afghanistan

US airstrike kills eight militants in Afghanistan

-- 2018-10-14 11:08:46

At least eight militants have been killed and 12 others wounded after a US-led NATO coalition forces-related airstrike attacked a Taliban hideout in eastern Afghan province of Ghazni, a statement said...

Malaysia's Anwar wins by-election, steps closer to premiership

Malaysia's Anwar wins by-election, steps closer to premiership

-- 2018-10-14 10:33:44

Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim won a by-election engineered for his return to parliament by an overwhelming majority on Saturday, bringing him closer to the premiership that has been promised to him b...

Snowstorm kills seven climbers on Himalayan mountain

Snowstorm kills seven climbers on Himalayan mountain

-- 2018-10-14 10:18:36

At least seven climbers died when a violent snowstorm destroyed their camp on a Himalayan peak in western Nepal. A five-member South Korean expedition team and four Nepali guides were at the base cam...

We will unearth truth about Khashoggi disappearance: Trump

We will unearth truth about Khashoggi disappearance: Trump

-- 2018-10-13 21:16:47

US President Donald Trump has declared that his administration will uncover the truth about what happened to Saudi citizen Jamal Khashoggi, whose possible murder at Saudi hands after disappearing in I...

Gunman shoots judge’s wife, son in broad daylight in India

Gunman shoots judge’s wife, son in broad daylight in India

-- 2018-10-13 21:10:04

The wife and son of an additional sessions judge were shot at in Gurgaon on Saturday afternoon, allegedly by their own gunman. The accused in the case fled the spot after the incident, but has now bee...

Storm kills climbers on Himalayan peak

Storm kills climbers on Himalayan peak

-- 2018-10-13 21:08:31

At least seven climbers died when a violent snowstorm destroyed their camp on a Himalayan peak in western Nepal. A five-member South Korean expedition team and four Nepali guides were at the base cam...

Greece car crash leaves 11 dead

Greece car crash leaves 11 dead

-- 2018-10-13 16:41:26

Eleven people, thought to be migrants, died in Greece on Saturday when their vehicle collided head-on with a truck and burst into flames. Local police said the 11 individuals were travelling close to...

16 die in southeast Nigerian state oil pipeline fire: NNPC

16 die in southeast Nigerian state oil pipeline fire: NNPC

-- 2018-10-13 15:36:07

Sixteen people were killed after a fire broke out on an oil pipeline in the southeast of Nigeria, a spokesman for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation told media. The state oil company said th...

Turkey obtains recordings of Khashoggi’s purported killing: Paper

Turkey obtains recordings of Khashoggi’s purported killing: Paper

-- 2018-10-13 15:30:49

Turkey’s investigation into the disappearance of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has revealed recordings made on his Apple Watch purportedly indicating he was tortured and killed, a T...

Floods kill 11 children in Indonesia

Floods kill 11 children in Indonesia

-- 2018-10-13 14:19:49

Flash floods killed at least 11 children at an Islamic school in the Indonesian province of North Sumatra on Friday, with rescuers searching for one missing student, authorities said. The floods hit...

Hurricane Michael death toll rises to 17

Hurricane Michael death toll rises to 17

-- 2018-10-13 12:26:04

The death toll from Hurricane Michael has risen to 17 across four states of United States, including five in Virginia and eight in Florida, and the authorities expected to climb the number. Federal E...

Five South Korean climbers go missing in Nepal Himalayas

Five South Korean climbers go missing in Nepal Himalayas

-- 2018-10-13 12:24:24

A group of five South Korean climbers and four Nepali climbers and porters has been reported missing after a storm hit a camp on a Himalayan peak in west Nepal, officials said on Saturday. Tourism Mi...

Venezuela releases former student leader amid suicide concerns

Venezuela releases former student leader amid suicide concerns

-- 2018-10-13 10:45:37

The Venezuelan government says it has released a political activist who has been held without trial since 2014. Lorent Saleh was arrested in September 2014, accused of links to Colombian paramilitari...